Its
one of our favourite band of all times. I speak with Greg and Robert
from time to time trying to convice them to play at Up
the Hammers festival something that can't work. We chosen the song for
many reasons. One of them and the most important is that we love the
song as every Cirith Ungol song ever written. The song has also a
lyrical theme that is what me and Marco wanted to express after our
departure from battleroar. We were born with a 6 string in our hands and
we'll go it alone hehe.

-Manolis
"Barraza" Karazeris (guitarist), 19 Mar 2010

We had been wanting to play a Cirith Ungol cover for quite a long time,
and although it's indeed an anusual choice we found out "Go It Alone"
was the right one for us, for many different reasons. Our guitar player
Akis loves it for its Van Halen feel, and the vocal melodies used by Tim
Baker on this one are more "standard" and less complex to pull out for
me compared to what he does on most of the other Cirith
Ungol songs. Since it is an up tempo rocker with a big chorus it worked
well live and certain parts of the lyrics reflect exactly what we are
now doing, being back with Dexter Ward. I also have to say I liked this
song from the first time I listened to Paradise Lost. The six strings
in my hand thing, some might call it clichè, I call it the rock and roll
way and fighting for your dreams ... can you get more pure and more
honest than this, and most of all, more american? We are reaching our
middle 30s now but for us this dream is more alive than ever.

hmm.. I see it more as a fun hymn/tribute to one of their favourite bands, not as an attempt to outperform Cirith Ungol.

2010-11-15 00:12:11Ioannis Katis

Mediocre!The singer sucks and doesen't stand a chance,the main solo of
the song mysteriously vanished,and the atmosphere,even if this is the
most catchy song of paradise lost and not so atmospheric,here it sounds
like a childish junior high school party.Sorry guys even if i'm used to
Cirith Ungol crap cover versions having heard (ohh my God...) one foot
in fire, i'm allways pissed off when someone tries to reach out and
touch the masters of the pit.Go cover wotan or doomsword,i don't give a
shit,but when it comes to C.U. i seriously do give a shit.Not only every
attempt turns out lame,but a serious sacrilege too!So go it alone if
you like,but save us from your lonesome...!